Kindle Edition Amazon Good Oak Press, Category:  Romance Publisher: Good Oak Press, LLC ISBN-10:  0998610526 Type: Fiction Pages: 342 Copyright: August 1, 2012 ISBN-13: 9780998610528 Price: $1.99 (eBook) What happens when a good woman is deceived by the people she trusted the most?  Photographer Carrie Daniels has been left penniless and desperate. When her former mentor offers her a job as an art model for a private commission, Carrie has no choice but to accept. However her luck soon goes from bad to worse when the new man in her life isn’t who he appears to be, and Louise’s photos of her fall into the wrong hands. Can Alex Montoya, a long-lost friend from her past, save her from ruin?

From the Author of
Can a young woman and her relationship make it through twisted and horrible circumstances which arise from “The Deception”? Carrie Daniels is a woman caught up in a tornado of dishonesty and fraud. She is desperate to take care of her mother and recover from a break up of a long-term relationship. Carrie finds herself going to great lengths to make the money needed to survive; however, she is manipulated and used.

Carrie is oppressed, but her inner strength and determination to survive is strong. When Carrie finally fights back, she finds an unexpected ally from her past. The sparks fly between them and it was like they never were parted. However, Carrie gets thrown over and over again, and the relationship is taken for a roller-coaster of emotions. Will their love be able to survive through the harrowing circumstances in which Carrie is thrown in?

Scorned love, desperation, revenge, identity theft, and reunion of lost love are just some of the wonderful plot twists and turns woven into “The Deception,” by Marina Martindale. Ms. Martindale wove each character into fully developed and interesting people. “The Deception” is timely book, full of wonderfully rich characters, action-packed adventure and heart-wrenching circumstances.

This book will have you hooked from beginning to end. "The Deception," is a non-stop adventure and keeps you turning the page as it draws you in from the beginning!

Truly, “The Deception” is one of the best books of 2012! Five out of five star book!


From Rachel Andersen author of A Nurse’s World
Mariana Martindale knows how to create sleazebags and jerks you love to see receive their comeuppance. In DECEPTION Carrie, the plucky protagonist faces challenges at every turn. Martindale keeps the reader cheering for her and booing the bad guys (not always men) until the very last page. A time or two I even smacked my fist and said “Gotcha!” Hurrah for Mariana Martindale! She’s done it again.